God's Love Part 6

Part 6: God’s Tough Love Why God’s Love Is Tough 1. To Discipline Us ○ Psalm 89:30–32 ○ John 3:36 ○ Matthew 23:13–14 ○ Jeremiah 29:11 2. To Defend Us ○ 2 Corinthians 12:7 3. To Deliver Us ○ Hebrews 12:10 Romans 7:18 4. To Designate Us ○ Hebrews 12:7 ○ Proverbs 3:12 ○ Revelation 3:19 How to Respond to God’s Tough Love 1. We Can Despise It ○ Hebrews 12:5 ○ Jonah 2. We Can Be Defensive ○ Hebrews 12:3 3. We Can Be Dumb ○ Hebrews 12:3, 5 ○ Job 9:10 4. We Can Be Directed ○ Psalm 119:67, 71 ○ James 1:4, Lamentations 3:33 What Can We Expect from God’s Tough Love? 1. Holiness ○ Hebrews 12:10, 1 Thessalonians 4:7 2. Happiness ○ Hebrews 12:11 ○ Isaiah 32:17